MadSun Posted June 20, 2022 Report Posted June 20, 2022 Can you recommend a good book in English on motifs commonly found on tosogu? Quote
Shugyosha Posted June 20, 2022 Report Posted June 20, 2022 This can be helpful, but I’m not sure there’s anything definitive. https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Japanese-Art-Henri-Joly/dp/0804803587 Quote
Brian Posted June 20, 2022 Report Posted June 20, 2022 Available free https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/19239-interesting-pdf-articles-and-links/ 1 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 20, 2022 Report Posted June 20, 2022 PDF of Joly's "Legend in Japanese Art" - it's a big read with lots of side references. Two versions https://archive.org/details/legendinjapanese00jolyuoft https://archive.org/details/legendinjapanese00joly_1 Also https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30882826059&cm_sp=rec-_-pd_hw_i_1-_-bdp&reftag=pd_hw_i_1 Sculpture on Japanese Sword-fittings Brinkley, Captain F. 1908 [reprint 2017] Virtually no illustrations in the book however. [I should know, I republished it!] Do not buy this book for more than $10 - you will be ripped off! 1 Quote
MauroP Posted June 21, 2022 Report Posted June 21, 2022 "Tsuba - Kodogu Gadai Jiten" is possibly the best reference book for subjects from Japanese artistic tradition in tōsōgu, and quite easy to find. Unfortunately it's written in Japanese. I tryed to compile an index. See here: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/31049-tsuba-kodogu-gadai-jiten/#comment-317709 1 Quote
Kanenaga Posted June 22, 2022 Report Posted June 22, 2022 My fave: Shigeo Fukushi -- The Art Appreciation of Japanese Sword Fittings. 417pp. 2012. Soft cover. 6,000 JY. 300+ items photographed in color with each theme explained both in Japanese (more) and English (less, but adequate). Table of contents in English, but no index. I got my copy from the NBTHK Sword Museum in Tokyo. Not sure where to point online. Perhaps one of our "agents" in Tokyo could get it. Les 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted July 1, 2022 Report Posted July 1, 2022 Almost forgot this book has hundreds of tosogu designs. https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/34294-new-book-on-tosogu-designs/ https://www.amazon.com.au/Album-Designs-Metal-Carving-Chōsen/dp/1034179020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194113029556 https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=Chosen-gafu&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results&ds=20 1 Quote
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